Paul Paton

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Paul Paton
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Personal information
Full name Paul Raymond Paton
Date of birth (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
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Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Queen's Park 88 (1)
2008–2013 Partick Thistle 147 (5)
2013– Dundee United 75 (6)
International career
2014– Northern Ireland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Paul Raymond Paton (born 18 April 1987) is a Scottish-born Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership. He has previously played for Queen's Park and Partick Thistle. He represents Northern Ireland at international level.

Club career

Early Career

Paton played for Queen's Park from 2005 until 2008. His displays at right back were key in Queen's winning promotion to the Second Division. He scored the goal which gave Queen's the lead in the second leg of the playoff final against East Fife at New Bayview.

Partick Thistle

Paton signed for Partick Thistle in May 2008, on a three-year contract.[1] He played a significant role in Thistle winning promotion in the 2012–13 season, during which he was the club captain.

Dundee United

On 16 April 2013 it was announced that he would follow former Thistle manager Jackie McNamara, along with Thistle teammate Chris Erskine, to join Dundee United for the start of the 2013–2014 season.[2] Paton scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Motherwell. Having established himself as a first team regular, Paton was rewarded with a contract extension at the beginning of the following season to keep him at the club until 2017.[3] In the 2014–15 season Paton was named as SPFL Player of the Month for September 2014.[4]

On 18 December 2014, Paton was found guilty, by an SFA Disciplinary Tribunal, of spitting at Aberdeen player Jonny Hayes during the match between Dundee United and Aberdeen on 13 December 2014, and was given a two-match suspension, despite Hayes saying that Paton hadn't spat at him. Dundee United announced they would be appealing the suspension but were told that the SFA's fast-track judicial system didn't allow this.

In April 2015, Paton suffered a knee injury which kept him out for the rest of the season and the most of the 2015-2016 season. He made his return for United in the latter stages of a Scottish Cup fourth round match against Airdrieonians FC where United won 1-0 in January 2016. He scored his first goal of the season in the final minutes of a 2-1 win over Heart of Midlothian FC to put United into the lead with a 25 yard strike.

International career

On 1 March 2014, he was called up to the full Northern Ireland squad for their friendly international against Cyprus. He qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his father, who was born in Larne.[5]

Career statistics

As of 13 April 2015[6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[note 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 2005–06 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2006–07 34 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 41 3
2007–08 34 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 40 0
Total 91 1 6 0 5 0 4 2 106 3
Partick Thistle 2008–09 35 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 40 3
2009–10 29 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 34 1
2010–11 26 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 30 1
2011–12 33 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 36 0
2012–13 24 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 27 0
Total 147 5 7 0 7 0 6 0 167 5
Dundee United 2013–14 37 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 45 2
2014–15 24 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 32 2
Total 61 4 9 0 7 0 0 0 77 4
Career Total 299 9 22 0 19 0 10 2 350 11

Personal life

In October 2014, Paton was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska along with former Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Chris McCluskey.[7] Two Dundee United players, Paton and Mark Wilson, had been dropped from the team pending a club investigation.[8] Paton was subsequently charged with assaulting Zaluska. "[9] He later pleaded guilty on one charge of assault and was fined ₤500.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Scottish Challenge Cup and playoffs.

References

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